| 00:00 | 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Laurie Taylor discusses emancipation, ideas of black freedom from slavery to the present. 00:45The sound of bells from St Vedast, Foster Lane, London. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:301/5Stuart Kelly considers Sir Walter Scott's huge influence on his native country. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:302/5Sir Walter Scott is commemorated by countless memorials across Scotland. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/5How Sir Walter Scott inspired Queen Victoria and kick-started a tourist industry. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:304/5Sir Walter Scott brings his creative skills to bear when George IV visits Edinburgh. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:305/5Sir Walter Scott's critical reputation nosedives after the prolific author's death. 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
| 00:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 00:303/3By Zeba Kalim. A young bookshop assistant has a problem with a strange admirer.(R) 00:48The latest shipping forecast.
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley. 05:45Caz Graham hears plans for an 8,000 cow dairy farm will be resubmitted, despite opposition 05:57The latest weather forecast for farmers.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley. 05:45As food prices rise, scientists say lab-grown meat in vats could help feed the world.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley. 05:45UK farmers must do more to protect wildlife according to a leading wildlife advisor.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley. 05:45As a farm is sued after an E. coli outbreak, Cath Mackie looks at safety on open farms.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Dr Catherine Cowley. 05:45The crackdown on Scottish 'slipper' farmers claiming public money for doing nothing.
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4. 05:43Daily prayer and reflection with Canon Martyn Percy. 05:45Should women be priests? Can you be happy alone? Can a puppy replace Eddie Mair?
| 05:20The latest shipping forecast. 05:43The sound of bells from the church of St Nicholas, Leeds in Kent. 05:45Rosie Goldsmith profiles Louise Casey, the first Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses.
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| 06:00 | 06:00Including Sir Alan Budd's OBR regrets, A-level A-stars and the Battle of Britain.
| 06:00With Chancellor George Osborne and debating drug prohibition and the death of Dr Kelly.
| 06:00With Deputy PM Nick Clegg and debating trade wars and the death of cricket.
| 06:00With Evan Davis's Spitfire flight, the future of A-levels and Bob Harris's whisper.
| 06:00Debating NI violence, complaints over high speed rail and the release of al-Megrahi.
| 06:00News headlines, plus a look at the papers. 06:04The latest weather forecast. 06:07Helen Mark is stargazing in Devon and Cornwall for the Perseids meteor shower. 06:30Hundreds of farms open their gates to the public. Cath Mackie asks if they're safe. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
| 06:00The latest national and international news. 06:05Fergal Keane reflects on the destructive and constructive power of anger. 06:35Lionel Kelleway has a very close encounter with a mammal extinct in Britain for 400 years. 06:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Debating the right to privacy, welfare reform and hopes for Middle East peace talks.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Jane Little discusses the religious and ethical news of the week. 07:55Julie Walters appeals on behalf of Brainstrust. 07:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 08:10From St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, marking the 450th anniversary of the Reformation. 08:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
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| 09:00 | 09:005/6Super-head Sir William Atkinson shows Wendy Robbins the London haunts of his childhood. 09:305/5Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera explains how the industry has changed. 09:451/5Stuart Kelly considers Sir Walter Scott's huge influence on his native country.
| 09:001/4Quentin Letts asks if we still need an independent air force. 09:301/5Dr Hilary Jones investigates the obese individuals who put themselves on show at carnivals 09:452/5Sir Walter Scott is commemorated by countless memorials across Scotland.
| 09:002/4Do men and women really talk as if they were from different planets? 09:302/5The 1961 clash between AJP Taylor and Hugh Trevor-Roper over the origins of WWII. 09:453/5How Sir Walter Scott inspired Queen Victoria and kick-started a tourist industry.
| 09:00Romy Tiongco talks about his dangerous choice to challenge corruption in the Philippines. 09:302/5The travels of Dr Malcolm Russell as he works with the helicopter ambulance. 09:454/5Sir Walter Scott brings his creative skills to bear when George IV visits Edinburgh.
| 09:00From Lady Gaga to The Specials, comic actor Kathy Burke shares her castaway choices.(R) 09:455/5Sir Walter Scott's critical reputation nosedives after the prolific author's death.
| 09:00Repeat. Real life stories presented by Richard Coles.
| 09:00News and conversation about the big stories of the week with Paddy O'Connell.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Film director Gurinder Chadha discusses her latest work. 10:451/5First Minister Harley needs the support of Mr Spectator and enlists paper boy Ned Dempsey.
| 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Should there be quotas for women in the the Irish Dail? 10:452/5Ned finds a clue which leads him to the haunt of the Hum Drum Club.
| 10:00Jane Garvey asks whether gender is pre-determined, or the product of our environment. 10:453/5On the trail of Mr Spectator, Ned attends the opera in search of the spectral scribbler.
| 10:00Presented by Jane Garvey. The southern belles who took Europe by storm. 10:454/5Ned gets more than he bargains for at the Royal Exchange.
| 10:00Presented by Bidisha, who asks when it is the right time to give up on jeans. 10:455/5As time - and Harley's patience - runs out, what fate lies in store for Ned?
| 10:00Sandi Toksvig takes the 49 bus from Swindon to Devizes. 10:30Film-maker Ken Russell in the studio with critic Mark Kermode and musician Robert Ziegler.
| 10:00Kenton makes a breakthrough, and who is the mysterious visitor at Rickyard Cottage?
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| 11:00 | 11:00Actress Imogen Stubbs investigates how to achieve an A* grade at A-level. 11:306/6Gently Benevolent summons a massive Martian invasion. Is this the end for Pip?(R)
| 11:003/4The rise of the ostrich investment mania of the 1990s - and why it all went so badly wrong 11:30The story of the theatre that put blood, gore and horror centre stage.
| 11:00The case that for years apparently proved that nurture not nature dictates gender identity 11:306/6Somewhere, over the rainbow, there is a bunch of idiots from Woodstock.
| 11:00Allan Little investigates the sensitivities around Medjugorje, the Lourdes of Bosnia. 11:30How the British-born singer Vince Taylor inspired David Bowie's mythical rock star.
| 11:00Peter Curran mingles with dogs, owners and punters at Ireland's top hare-coursing meeting. 11:303/6Edith wants to know who murdered her - and Hell's boiler is on the blink.(R)
| 11:00John Kampfner asks what makes a perfect coalition. 11:30Kate Adie introduces reports from Pakistan, Niger, Australia, China and Mallorca.
| 11:15Sue MacGregor reunites the key players behind the creation of the Millennium Dome.
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| 12:00 | 12:00Electronica band Faithless on ditching their record company and promoting Fiat. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00How can the UK tourism industry be boosted? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Dutch universities, Heritage Foods, Flight Options and Face the Facts on domestic violence 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Author Philip Pullman on book signings. Plus personalised care and more on Kiss Flights. 12:30When domestic violence leads to murder, why do police keep missing the danger signs? 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:00Why funding for community-run pubs has been pulled, despite Big Society pledges. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:004/4Alvin Hall meets two pensioners with cautionary tales for an ageing population. 12:302/6The comedian and the comic actor meet in the tag-team talk show. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
| 12:003/8Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Ross Noble and Sheila Hancock. 12:32Simon Parkes celebrates the renaissance of proper jellies. 12:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 13:00 | 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Tom Sutcliffe chairs. With teams from Wales and Northern Ireland.
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:304/4Was Peter Warlock's 'dual nature' in his life and music evidence of a mental illness?
| 13:00National and international news with Shaun Ley. 13:30Steve Hewlett speaks to the chief executive of S4C, the Welsh language broadcaster.
| 13:00National and international news with James Robbins. 13:30Stewart Henderson presents the interactive programme for those niggling questions.
| 13:00National and international news with Brian Hanrahan. 13:30Does the BBC need to change the way it covers politics.
| 13:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 13:10Eddie Mair chairs the topical debate from Harvest Fields Centre in Sutton Coldfield.
| 13:00A look at events around the world with Brian Hanrahan. 13:30The late Tony Judt describing the illness which paralysed everything but his mind.(R)
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| 14:00 | 14:00Who is the mysterious visitor at Rickyard Cottage? 14:154 Extra Debut. A serious comedy set in Africa about globalisation and climate change.
| 14:00Susan needs some urgent advice. 14:15Michael Butt's play explores the mysterious events surrounding Christopher Marlowe's death
| 14:00Kenton makes a breakthrough. 14:151/3Captain Jack Aubrey engages the Spanish and the French but falls victim to enemies at home(R)
| 14:00Jamie finds a sympathetic friend. 14:152/3Captain Jack Aubrey is ordered to convey a British ambassador to the East Indies.(R)
| 14:00It's results day for Pip. 14:153/3Tragedy halts the ship's journey to the East Indies. Stephen makes a proposal of marriage.(R)
| 14:00Eddie Mair takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions? 14:30By Lynne Truss. A painting holiday organised by an art historian is rudely disturbed.(R)
| 14:00Eric Robson chairs. With Matthew Biggs, Chris Beardshaw and Anne Swithinbank. 14:453/5Brett Westwood offers help identifying birds you may see and hear on our rocky shores.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Labour's Prince of Darkness Peter Mandelson looks back at his life via the sound archives. 15:451/5The challenges of balancing a creatively successful career with bringing up small children(R)
| 15:00Frog evolution and the sound of bells carried on the wind. 15:301/3By Emma Greengrass. Seeing four coal-black horses proves life affirming for an an old lady 15:452/5Fiona Neill explores the advantages of being born into a creatively successful family.(R)
| 15:003/4Financial guru Alvin Hall explores the financial pressures facing young people. 15:302/3By Jonathan Pinnock. A husband and wife tightrope walking team travel across America. 15:453/5The burden of expectation felt by the children of creatively successful parents.(R)
| 15:00Helen Mark explores the features of Loughs Carra, Mask and Corrib in the west of Ireland. 15:27John Simpson appeals on behalf of Malaria Consortium. 15:303/3By Heather Reid. Thoughts of an all-important first kiss occupy the mind of a teenager. 15:454/5Fiona Neill finds out how creatively successful people cope when things go wrong.(R)
| 15:00Eric Robson chairs. With Matthew Biggs, Chris Beardshaw and Anne Swithinbank. 15:455/5Fiona Neill examines the reality behind the seemingly bohemian lives of creative people.(R)
| 15:304/4Was Peter Warlock's 'dual nature' in his life and music evidence of a mental illness?
| 15:001/2Britain's aviation industry depends on a new plane. But a scientist sees a fatal flawed.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Food writer Charles Campion indulges his love of pork scratchings. 16:30Ernie Rea discusses the basis of morality and meaning of life without reference to God.
| 16:00Chris Ledgard considers the importance of body language in communication. 16:30Historian Dominic Sandbrook discusses the life of Richard Nixon.
| 16:00The impact of the rational: Laurie Taylor explores the social concept of 'Disenchantment'. 16:30Many surgical procedures can now be done under regional anaesthesia. Mark Porter reports.
| 16:00Aminatta Forna talks to Nigerian novelist Helon Habila. 16:30Gareth Mitchell explores DIY on the International Space Station, hot cities and wolves.
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on Dr Thomas Peebles, Beryl Marriott, Frank Kermode and Matt Lethbridge. 16:30Sylvester Stallone talks to Matthew Sweet about The Expendables.
| 16:00Presented by Jane Garvey. Director Gurinder Chadha on the influence of Ealing comedies.
| 16:00Dreda Say Mitchell talks to bookseller Tim Waterstone about his first novel. 16:30Rageh Omaar asks what Britain can learn from Somalia's news-reporting poets.
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| 17:00 | 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Carolyn Quinn.
| 17:00Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Ritula Shah, plus sports headlines. 17:30Should women be priests? Can you be happy alone? Can a puppy replace Eddie Mair? 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
| 17:00Russian agents remain against the West. Peter Hennessy investigates why. 17:40Rosie Goldsmith profiles Louise Casey, the first Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses. 17:54The latest shipping forecast. 17:57The latest weather forecast.
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| 18:00 | 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:303/8Nicholas Parsons challenges Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Ross Noble and Sheila Hancock.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6In Carolyn's race against time, what better place than a sleepy Spanish airfield?(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:304/6Ed finds himself a surprise hit on a brand new Radio 4 'topical quiz with a tasty twist'.(R)
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:30Stephen K Amos presents comedy and stories from the heart of the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe.
| 18:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:302/6The comedian and the comic actor meet in the tag-team talk show.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Conversation, music and comedy with Clive Anderson at the Edinburgh Festival.
| 18:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 18:15Tom Robinson introduces his selection of highlights from the past week on BBC radio.
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| 19:00 | 19:00Susan needs some urgent advice. 19:15The Expendables; Jonathan Harvey on his new play Corrie!; crime writer MC Beaton. 19:451/5First Minister Harley needs the support of Mr Spectator and enlists paper boy Ned Dempsey.
| 19:00Kenton makes a breakthrough. 19:15Reviewing Angelina Jolie's starring role as a renegade CIA agent in Salt. 19:452/5Ned finds a clue which leads him to the haunt of the Hum Drum Club.
| 19:00Jamie finds a sympathetic friend. 19:15Highlights from the Edinburgh Fringe, including drama, comedy and music, with Mark Lawson. 19:453/5On the trail of Mr Spectator, Ned attends the opera in search of the spectral scribbler.
| 19:00It's results day for Pip. 19:15The Illusionist; John Harris on Pink Floyd covers; the Fourth Plinth shortlist unveiled. 19:454/5Ned gets more than he bargains for at the Royal Exchange.
| 19:00Jennifer is on tenterhooks. 19:15Arts news and reviews with Mark Lawson. Frederick Forsyth on his new novel, Cobra. 19:455/5As time - and Harley's patience - runs out, what fate lies in store for Ned?
| 19:00Rosie Goldsmith profiles Louise Casey, the first Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses. 19:15Tom Sutcliffe and guests discuss the week's cultural highlights.
| 19:15Simon Winchester examines American communication: from guns, to the press, to lighthouses. 19:454/5Billy Butlin wants Charlie photographed for publicity, but Elephant Bill has other ideas.(R)
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| 20:00 | 20:00What happened to the toxic chemicals released in the Piper Alpha oil disaster in 1988? 20:30How is Romania coping with a healthcare system on the verge of collapse?
| 20:00Russian agents remain against the West. Peter Hennessy investigates why. 20:40Why a charity is making blind factory workers redundant.
| 20:00The highlights of Peter Curran's epic 4,500 mile battery-powered journey through Europe.(R) 20:452/3What happens when terrorists agree to talk? Jonathan Powell investigates.
| 20:00Simon Cox investigates the death of Ian Tomlinson at the 2009 G20 protests. 20:30Are chief executives really up to the job in our top companies?
| 20:00Eddie Mair chairs the topical debate from Harvest Fields Centre in Sutton Coldfield. 20:50A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
| 20:00From Beyond the Fringe to atheism, Sir Jonathan Miller relives his life in sound.
| 20:00Does the BBC need to change the way it covers politics. 20:30Matthew Bannister on Dr Thomas Peebles, Beryl Marriott, Frank Kermode and Matt Lethbridge.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Quentin Cooper on meteors, carbon capture, plastic solar cells and noctilucent clouds. 21:305/6Super-head Sir William Atkinson shows Wendy Robbins the London haunts of his childhood.
| 21:00Many surgical procedures can now be done under regional anaesthesia. Mark Porter reports. 21:301/4Quentin Letts asks if we still need an independent air force.
| 21:00Vivienne Parry reports on new research into tackling muscle wastage. 21:302/4Do men and women really talk as if they were from different planets?
| 21:00Poet Paul Farley investigates the compulsion of some men to collect wild birds' eggs. 21:30Romy Tiongco talks about his dangerous choice to challenge corruption in the Philippines.
| 21:0012/20Neil MacGregor retells humanity's history through the objects it has made.
| 21:003/3Kate's plan to unite Merton and Milly gains pace. But are they prepared for the result?
| 21:00When domestic violence leads to murder, why do police keep missing the danger signs? 21:26Julie Walters appeals on behalf of Brainstrust. 21:30Are chief executives really up to the job in our top companies? 21:58The latest weather forecast.
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| 22:00 | 22:00National and international news and analysis with Carolyn Quinn. 22:456/10Finding the courage to confront Annabel DeLawn, Pearlie spies on her and her fiance.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:457/10After an unexpected conversation with Holland, Pearlie makes a momentous decision.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:458/10Buzz takes Pearlie and Sonny for a trip and tells her the truth about his war experiences.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis with Ritula Shah. 22:459/10Pearlie atones for what she feels she has done to Annabel DeLawn.
| 22:00National and international news and analysis. 22:4510/10Pearlie recalls the end of her marriage and Buzz's reappearance in her life.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 22:15The highlights of Peter Curran's epic 4,500 mile battery-powered journey through Europe.(R)
| 22:00Reports from behind the scenes at Westminster. 22:45Sarah Sands takes a look at how the broadsheets and red tops treat the week's news.
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| 23:00 | 23:00Word of Mouth explores the value of dumbing down. 23:302/4Retired English master Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a pupil with engineering talents.(R)
| 23:005/5Can an antique shop's bumbling staff restore some priceless items? 23:302/4The emotional rollercoaster to Exeter continues for both train staff and wedding party.(R)
| 23:001/6The late-night broodings of a Radio 4 continuity announcer. 23:155/6Rik Mayall wants to tell a story about a strange night of revelry.(R) 23:302/4Giles buys frozen food for his trip to Lapland, where he hunts for elf instead of elk.(R)
| 23:005/6The razor-sharp sketch show about modern communication. 23:302/4Reluctant arms dealer Simon decides to quit when he has to sell uniforms to child soldiers(R)
| 23:00Historian Dominic Sandbrook discusses the life of Richard Nixon. 23:302/4The freethinking funny man chooses who to bail or charge - bankers or mortgage payers?(R)
| 23:00Tom Sutcliffe chairs. With teams from Wales and Northern Ireland. 23:30Greta Scacchi discusses the life and work of Aboriginal poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal.
| 23:00Sylvester Stallone talks to Matthew Sweet about The Expendables. 23:30Fergal Keane reflects on the destructive and constructive power of anger.
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